Hillsboro Indians earn first win of season at Ohio Valley Hoops Classic over St. Patrick
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
In the next-to-final game of the 2018 Ohio Valley Hoops Classic Saturday night, the Hillsboro Indians rebounded from a tough start to the season the previous night by defeating the Maysville St. Patrick Saints, 89-51.
The non-conference win against the opponent from Kentucky saw the Indians (1-1) lead after every quarter and the score tied just once in the game, which was very early in the contest. Hillsboro led 27-12 at the end of the first frame and followed that with a 18-11 second frame for a halftime advantage of 45-23.
The Indians opened the game with the first two points off a layup by Luke Magulac, but the Saints answered with a bucket by Paul Muehlbauer for the lone tied score of the game. From there, the Indians had points by Mason Swayne and Magulac for a 5-2 lead. Later in the quarter, HHS had points by Reece Bloomfield, Ethan Watson (a 3-pointer) and a 3-pointer from Ryan Scott to leave the Indians ahead at 13-4.
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Watson led the Indians with 19 points, as he was also selected as the player of the game. Scott followed with 12 points, while Magulac and Swayne each finished with 11 points.
After two points by the Saints, the Indians had another jumper by Magulac and points inside by Scott. The Indians finished the first frame with two 3-pointers and two free throws by Watson, along with points by Scott for the 15-point lead at 27-12.
In the second frame, HHS opened strong with Swayne, Gavin Temple and Watson for a 32-12 advantage over St. Patrick. The scoring streak was stopped by the Saints at the 6:37 mark, only to see the Indians score points by Brad Miller and Scott (a 3-pointer) for a 41-14 lead with 3:45 left in the second.
In the final portion of the second quarter, the Indians saw Scott and Swayne cap off the HHS scoring for a halftime lead of 22 points at 45-23.
The Indians didn’t let the Saints near them for the remainder of the game, including the second half where Hillsboro outscored St. Patrick 28-19 and in the fourth they outscored St. Patrick, 16-9 for the 38-point victory.
Also in the final scoring totals for the Indians was Jakwon Clark with nine points (including a 3-pointer), while Nick Lewis scored eight points (two 3-pointers). Temple finished with seven points, and Miller totaled six points.
Rounding out the HHS scoring was Lawton Parry with three points (a 3-pointer), Bloomfield with two points and Colton Hunter with one point.
The Indians finished the game with 26 two-point baskets, nine 3-pointers and were 10-of-18 from the free-throw line.
Leading St. Patrick in scoring was Patrick McKay with 20 points, including making five 3-pointers, two two-point baskets and he was 1-of-2 from the free-throw line. As a team, St. Patrick totaled 10 3-pointers, while the Indians had nine.
Next for Hillsboro is a home game on Tuesday, Dec. 4 against Georgetown.
The non-conference win against the opponent from Kentucky saw the Indians (1-1) lead after every quarter and the score tied just once in the game, which was very early in the contest. Hillsboro led 27-12 at the end of the first frame and followed that with a 18-11 second frame for a halftime advantage of 45-23.
The Indians opened the game with the first two points off a layup by Luke Magulac, but the Saints answered with a bucket by Paul Muehlbauer for the lone tied score of the game. From there, the Indians had points by Mason Swayne and Magulac for a 5-2 lead. Later in the quarter, HHS had points by Reece Bloomfield, Ethan Watson (a 3-pointer) and a 3-pointer from Ryan Scott to leave the Indians ahead at 13-4.
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Watson led the Indians with 19 points, as he was also selected as the player of the game. Scott followed with 12 points, while Magulac and Swayne each finished with 11 points.
After two points by the Saints, the Indians had another jumper by Magulac and points inside by Scott. The Indians finished the first frame with two 3-pointers and two free throws by Watson, along with points by Scott for the 15-point lead at 27-12.
In the second frame, HHS opened strong with Swayne, Gavin Temple and Watson for a 32-12 advantage over St. Patrick. The scoring streak was stopped by the Saints at the 6:37 mark, only to see the Indians score points by Brad Miller and Scott (a 3-pointer) for a 41-14 lead with 3:45 left in the second.
In the final portion of the second quarter, the Indians saw Scott and Swayne cap off the HHS scoring for a halftime lead of 22 points at 45-23.
The Indians didn’t let the Saints near them for the remainder of the game, including the second half where Hillsboro outscored St. Patrick 28-19 and in the fourth they outscored St. Patrick, 16-9 for the 38-point victory.
Also in the final scoring totals for the Indians was Jakwon Clark with nine points (including a 3-pointer), while Nick Lewis scored eight points (two 3-pointers). Temple finished with seven points, and Miller totaled six points.
Rounding out the HHS scoring was Lawton Parry with three points (a 3-pointer), Bloomfield with two points and Colton Hunter with one point.
The Indians finished the game with 26 two-point baskets, nine 3-pointers and were 10-of-18 from the free-throw line.
Leading St. Patrick in scoring was Patrick McKay with 20 points, including making five 3-pointers, two two-point baskets and he was 1-of-2 from the free-throw line. As a team, St. Patrick totaled 10 3-pointers, while the Indians had nine.
Next for Hillsboro is a home game on Tuesday, Dec. 4 against Georgetown.